"50 Years Ago"


November 12, 1957 - 3 Alarms - 625-629 Livingston Street
A spectacular three alarm fire raged through a vacant factory around 11 am. Homes in the neighborhood were threatened as embers showered a wide area. The building was the scene of a previous three alarm fire on June 8, 1957. Three firefighters were injured and transported to Alexian Brothers Hospital which was about 200 feet from the factory.
The Marlboro Shirt Company of Baltimore was listed as the owner in the June fire. The structure was the Hilson cigar factory many years ago.